Waive holding charges, rice millers urge government

Karnal, May 3

Rice millers have requested the state government not to levy holding charges as they won’t able to deliver custom milled rice (CMR) to the government till the wheat season ends. They have stated that due to the lockdown, transportation has been halted and the government has converted their rice mills into wheat purchase centres, where labour has been assigned work.

“We have delivered around 60 per cent CMR to the government, but are unable to deliver the remaining rice,” said Vinod Goel, senior vice-president of the Haryana Rice Millers and Dealers Association. — TNS